All Ops & safety articles – Page 1284
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Narita nears new runway
The second runway at Tokyo/Narita airport moved a step closer to reality in late May when another of the holdout farmers declared he was willing to sell. Japan's Ministry of Transport has taken the unusual step of predicting a date for opening Narita's second runway, even though two reluctant ...
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Pilot protest at Northwest
Although the proposed alliance with Continental Airlines is said not to be high on the list of union concerns, management at Northwest Airlines is nevertheless struggling to reach agreement in contract negotiations with its pilots. The stalemate is bound to slow progress on the planned alliance, which depends on ...
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Regionals prepare to play politics
The folks in Ohio and Kentucky have been provided with an infinitely easier path to paradise. On 6 June, a nonstop flight was launched that will transport sunseekers the 1,053 miles from Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Airport to Nassau in the Bahamas each Saturday and Sunday. It is not a major ...
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Mongolian sackings
Mongolia's Government has sacked the president of its civil aviation authority, Gongoriin Gangaatar, and the president of Mongolian Airlines, Huvaahuugiin Alesandr, following the second fatal crash of a 19-seat Harbin Y-12 inside 12 months. The latest crash, in May, killed all 28 people on board. Source: Flight International
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Gill sets up Fokker 100s for Air France franchise
Gill Airways is close to completing a deal to take Fokker 100s to enable it to expand its franchise operations for Air France in 1999. The airline is looking to acquire either Fokker 100s or British Aerospace 146/Avro RJs, but says it has a clear preference for the Dutch twinjet. ...
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Asian crisis will cost 150 orders in next five years, says Boeing
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON The still unfolding economic crisis in Asia has had a big impact on Boeing's latest long-term aircraft forecasts, with predictions that the regional downturn will cost 150 aircraft orders over the next five years. Prospects for the launch of a high-capacity aircraft above the 747-400 have ...
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CFMI tackles A340 engine cracks
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES CFM International (CFMI) is being forced to inspect and repair about 200 CFM56-5C4s used on Airbus Industrie A340s after a China Eastern aircraft suffered an in-flight shut down. The Chinese A340 experienced a first stage high pressure turbine (HPT) blade fracture in the number three engine on ...
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Boeing plans new increased lifetime brakes for 767s
Boeing has completed tests of an improved carbon brake system for the 767, which is expected to increase brake life, produce smoother operation and be quieter than the existing unit. The improved system, developed by AlliedSignal Bendix, is a step beyond the advanced carbon brake system used on the 777, ...
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Cargo was misloaded on Fine Air fatal crash DC-8, says the NTSB
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says the fatal crash of a Fine Air McDonnell Douglas DC-8 freighter at Miami International on 7 August last year was due to misloading of cargo that escaped the attention of the US all-cargo carrier and the Federal Aviation Administration. Investigators say ...
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PAL to slash aircraft fleet
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Philippine Airlines (PAL) is to offload 74% of its aircraft, including 15 new Airbus A330/ 340s, and will dump 68% of its international and domestic services in a bid to keep its finances afloat. Under a dramatic restructuring plan presented to the Philippine Securities and Exchange ...
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Ryanair announces new share offering
Irish low-fares carrier Ryanair plans a fresh share offering and a possible listing on the London stock exchange to help back its ambitious fleet and network expansion programme. Ryanair, which launched on the Dublin and US Nasdaq markets last May, says that it plans to raise another IR£50 million ...
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Ministers approve European safety authority
A European safety authority could be set up within 18 months following an agreement by 15 European Union transport ministers on 18 June to establish a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Membership of the agency will initially be open to all 27 members of the European Joint Aviation Authorities. ...
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An ATC competitive market 'on the way'
Pending privatisations could create a competitive market in European air traffic control (ATC)services, complete with cross-border acquisitions, believes Sir Malcolm Field chairman of the UK Civil Aviation Authority, now preparing for the sale of its National Air Traffic Services (NATS). Field points to the experience of the airports, where ...
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United, Cathay gain long-range benefits
United Airlines has launched the first year-round non-stop service between Hong Kong and Chicago, benefiting from improved engine fuel efficiency and new flexible routing. At the same time, Cathay Pacific Airways is considering Boeing 747 improvements to start the first scheduled non-stop New York service in 1999. The ...
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Difficult birth
It is difficult to think of a reason to regret the latest agreement to form a European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA). It is, alas, equally difficult to think of a single ground for optimism that the EASA's birth will be easy. European air-safety regulation, be it on certification or ...
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Controlling interest
Privatising the UK's ATC service is part of a world wide move to put control of the airways on a commercial footing Having swung between ambiguity and hostility over possible privatisation of the UK National Air Traffic Services (NATS) while in opposition, the UK's Labour Government caught everybody flatfooted ...
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Montreal Mirabel Metro crash
A Fairchild Metro II was destroyed in a crash at Montreal's Mirabel Airport on 18 June. All 11 people were killed on the Propair flight, which had departed from Dorval Airport en route to Peterborough, Ontario. Early reports speak of the pilot declaring an emergency, with smoke in the cockpit. ...
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Decimating decibels
Noise regulations coming into force in Europe and the USA are forcing aircraft owners to consider the future of their ageing fleets Ian Sheppard/London A ban will apply in Europe after 31 December, 1999, on aircraft not complying with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Chapter III rules, while, ...
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European growth
European passenger traffic growth in April returned to double figures after a brief slump to 6%in March, according to the Association of European Airlines (AEA). The AEA attributes the dip to "-the date of the Easter holiday distorting the monthly growth trend". This year's figures show a 10.7% increase on ...
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Marketplace
-British World Airlines is planning to double its British Aerospace ATP fleet, and has signed a memorandum of understanding for two white-tail aircraft for delivery in mid-1998. -Sun-Air of Scandinavia has also placed an MoU with BAe Asset Management Turboprops for a third BAe ATP. -C-S Aviation Services has delivered ...